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ArticleJournal of the anus, rectum and colon2025

Rare Case of Gut-associated Lymphoid Tissue Carcinoma in the Sigmoid Colon of a Very Elderly Patient: A Case Report.

Kou Kanesada, Kazuhiko Yoshimatsu, Yoshitomo Ito, Shuya Yano, Masaaki Hori, Masaharu Higashida, Toshimasa Okada, Shunji Endo, Yoshinori Fujiwara, Yasuto Fujimoto and 2 more

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Article in Journal of the anus, rectum and colon, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  2. Redefining GALT-associated carcinoma: a distinct subtype of colorectal adenocarcinoma.Virchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology · 2026
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Kou KanesadaDepartment of Digestive Surgery, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan.
Kazuhiko YoshimatsuDepartment of Digestive Surgery, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan.
Yoshitomo ItoDepartment of Digestive Surgery, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan.
Shuya YanoDepartment of Digestive Surgery, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan.
Masaaki HoriDepartment of Digestive Surgery, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan.
Masaharu HigashidaDepartment of Digestive Surgery, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan.
Toshimasa OkadaDepartment of Digestive Surgery, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan.
Shunji EndoDepartment of Digestive Surgery, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan.
Yoshinori FujiwaraDepartment of Digestive Surgery, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan.
Yasuto FujimotoDepartment of Pathology, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan.
Tatsushi ShiomiDepartment of Pathology, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan.
Tomio UenoDepartment of Digestive Surgery, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Colorectal cancer with gut-associated lymphoid tissue (GALT) carcinoma histopathology is particularly rare in very elderly patients. GALT is characterized by submucosal localization and prominent lymphoid infiltration with germinal center formation within tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes. This study aims to report a case of colorectal cancer with GALT carcinoma histopathology in a very elderly patient and to provide a comprehensive literature review. In this case, a 90-year-old female presented with an irregularly elevated tumor in the sigmoid colon, diagnosed via colonoscopy. Computed tomography revealed no lymph node or distant metastases. The patient underwent laparoscopy-assisted sigmoid colon resection with D3 dissection. Histopathological examination revealed well-differentiated adenocarcinoma in the submucosal layer with partial invasion into the muscle layer. Lymphocytes, along with lymph follicles, proliferated compressively in the stroma surrounding the tumor glands. Immunohistochemical analysis showed lost expression of mismatch repair proteins, MLH1 and PMS2, consistent with the tumor immunohistochemistry profile. B cells (CD20- and CD79a-positive) were generally distributed in and around the lymph follicles, while T cells (CD3-positive) were primarily located between the lymph follicles. This case highlights the rare histopathology of GALT carcinoma in colorectal cancer and underscores the importance of considering such diagnoses in elderly patients with colorectal tumors.

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colon cancerdome-type carcinomagut-associated lymphoid tissue carcinoma

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PMCPMC11772783

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